US6014348A - Method and apparatus of reading written information from magneto-optical writing media - Google Patents

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US6014348A
US6014348A US09/031,672 US3167298A US6014348A US 6014348 A US6014348 A US 6014348A US 3167298 A US3167298 A US 3167298A US 6014348 A US6014348 A US 6014348A
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  • the present invention relates to methods and apparatus reading the information written on a magneto-optical writing media.
  • a magneto-optical writing media has been in practical use as information writing media which is possible to rewrite on the writing media with a high density.
  • the writing media having a writing layer made of the amorphous alloy of rare-earth and transition metals have a remarkable characteristic.
  • the explanation for an example of writing information on the magneto-optical writing media is as follows.
  • a laser beam By focusing a laser beam on the surface of a magneto-optical writing media as a spot whose diameter is as short as the wavelength of the light, the temperature of the writing layer is raised up to 150° C.-200° C.
  • the temperature of the writing media heated by the laser beam goes up to Curie temperature(Tc)
  • the magnetization is disappearing.
  • constant magnetic bias field is applied in one direction by a magnet, a magnetic mark(or a pit) is written on the writing layer by the magnetic inversion occurring when the heated area returns to the room temperature.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional writing apparatus writing the information on the magneto-optical writing media.
  • FIG. 2 is a timing diagram to explain the operation of the apparatus in FIG. 1.
  • a channel clock signal generator 9 Based on the information initially preformatted on the optical disk, a channel clock signal generator 9 generates a channel clock signal 10.
  • laser driver 11 makes the laser diode 1 emit a pulse beam.
  • This laser light 2 is irradiated on the optical disk 8 as an optical spot 4 by an objective lens 3.
  • a data signal generator 6 generates a modulation magnetic field 7. As shown in FIGS.
  • the focussed optical spot is reflected from the surface of the magneto-optical writing media.
  • the polarization state of the laser beam is changed by Kerr effect.
  • the information written on the magneto-optical writing media in magnetic state is read from the writing media.
  • the length of the magnetic mark is getting shorter and the optical spot is longer than the magnetic pit(or mark). As the result, a problem arises in the resolution capability when the mark is read.
  • the magneto-optical writing media consists of two layers having an exchange coupling structure between a reading layer with a relatively low coercivity and a writing layer with a relatively high coercivity.
  • the reading layer has the in-plane magnetic layer.
  • the writing layer is a perpendicular magnetization layer so as to maintain the information.
  • the magnetization of the reading layer of high temperature area in the middle of the optical spot (the area with the temperature above threshold value in FIG. 4) is changed from the in-plane magnetization to the perpendicular magnetization, and then a polar Kerr effect comes out.
  • the magnetic field in the high temperature area of the reading layer is changed into the direction of the magnetic field of the writing layer.
  • the Kerr effect does not occur in the low temperature area in the neighborhood, the magnetization of the writing layer is masked. Therefore, if the power of the reading laser beam is properly selected, the written information is read from the high temperature area corresponding to the middle of the laser spot, and, as the result, the reading operation in super resolution is possible.
  • the method of reading a small magnetic pit(or mark) by masking the reading layer like this uses a subtle temperature distribution in the light spot, the change in the magnetic orientation is affected by the fluctuation of the rotation speed of the laser disk and the change in the power of the reading laser beam, and therefore is unsatisfactory As the result, a good carrier-to-noise ratio is not obtained. Therefore, the error rate becomes high and the jitter occurs, and a good quality of the readout signal is not obtained.
  • FIG. 5 shows an example of the apparatus reading the information written on the optical writing media.
  • FIG. 6 is a timing diagram to explain the operation of the apparatus in FIG. 5.
  • a method irradiating a laser light of a pulse as a reading light is adopted.
  • a pulse shaper 57 Based on the reading clock signal of clock generator 58 shown in FIG. 6, a pulse shaper 57 outputs a signal of the pulse type.
  • Laser driver 56 in response to this pulse signal drives the laser diode 55.
  • the laser beam emitted from the laser diode 55 in the pulse type is focussed on the surface of the optical writing media 51 by a collimator lens 54 and an objective lens 52.
  • the laser beam spot focussed on the optical writing media 51 is reflected from the reading layer and passed through the objective lens 52, and then comes toward the first polarized beam splitter 53.
  • the optical spot is again applied to the second polarized beam splitter 59 by the first polarized beam splitter 53.
  • p-polarization component of the light spot is transmitted through the splitter 59 and s-polarization component is reflected from the splitter 59.
  • the p-polarization component and the s-polarization component are focussed and then converted into electrical signals by the first photo detector 61 and the second photo detector 60, respectively.
  • the photoelectric converted electrical signals are applied to the difference amplifier 62, are amplified and are outputted as a signal shown in FIG. 6(d).
  • the readout signal processor 63 processes the output signal of the difference amplifier 62 and then generates a bit signal corresponding to the detected information written on the media, that is, a binary signal.
  • FIG. 6 shows the written marks written on the optical writing media 51. In FIG. 6(c), the hatched marks are the binary signals of high level and the white marks are the binary signals of low level.
  • the laser beam spot of the pulse type may not be exactly focussed on the written mark because of the fluctuation of the magneto-optical disk and the external disturbances.
  • the laser beam spot of the reading light is irradiated over the two magnetic domains, i.e., two written marks having different levels to each other. Therefore, the regeneration signal from the magneto-optical writing media is not detected.
  • B region in FIG. 6 shows the case for the laser beam spot being normally irradiated on the only one written mark.
  • the present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for reading, without error, the written information from a magneto-optical writing media that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus exactly detecting the regenerated bit signal from the optical writing media when the pulse type of regeneration beam is irradiated on the optical writing media.
  • methods and apparatus includes a sample and holder to exactly sample and hold the regenerated electrical signal detected from optical writing media under consideration of the delay time occurring when the regenerated electrical signal is detected by irradiating the pulse type of the regeneration beam on the optical writing media.
  • an electrical signal with a first level value is shifted to an electrical signal with a second level value.
  • an electrical signal as the signal with the same second level value is detected.
  • the difference signal between the shifted signal with the second level value and the detected signal with the second level value is detected. From this difference signal, a phase control signal of the clock signal is generated and this phase control signal controls the advanced or the delayed of the clock signal. Therefore, by the controlled clock signal, the reading beam spot is exactly irradiated on the written mark of the magneto-optical writing media.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional apparatus reading the information on the magneto-optical writing media.
  • FIGS. 2(a) to 2(e) are the diagrams showing the timing signals observed at the various points in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram to show the problems occurring in reading the information written in high density on the magneto-optical writing media
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the MSR technique which reads the written information by using the in-plane magnetization layer
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram to show another conventional apparatus reading the written information from the magneto-optical writing media
  • FIG. 6(a-o) is a diagram showing the timing signals to explain the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 5;
  • FIGS. 7 is a block diagram showing the reading apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the partially detailed circuit according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 9(a) to 9(c) are the diagrams showing the timing signals to explain the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is a partly detailed circuit of the apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 11A to 11C are diagrams showing the timing signals for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 10;
  • FIG. 12 is a partially detailed circuit of the apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 13A to 13C are diagrams showing timing signals for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 12.
  • FIGS. 7 to 13 the embodiments according to the method and the apparatus of the present invention are described in detail.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the apparatus reading the written information from the magneto-optical writing media, i.e., the optical disk according to the present invention.
  • signal detector 700 detects an electrical signal corresponding to the written information.
  • a reference signal detector 1300 detects am auxiliary signal included in said electrical signal as a reference signal to generate a channel clock signal.
  • This auxiliary signal corresponds to the synchronization signal or the prepit included in a wobbling signal.
  • the channel clock generator 1400 by using said reference signal, generates clock signals for the writing and the reading. These clock signals for the writing are applied to a magnetization controller 600 and a pulse shaper 900, and the clock signals for the reading are applied to the only pulse shaper 900.
  • FIG. 7 is the apparatus for executing the operation of both the writing and the reading, and the channel clock signal generator 1400 is used in common for the writing and the reading. In the structure of FIG. 7, based on the auxiliary signal included in the detected information, that is, the detected electrical signal, the clock signal is generated. But, without this auxiliary signal, the channel clock signal may be generated within the channel clock signal generator 1400.
  • the present invention is to relate to the reading apparatus and the method reading the written information from the magneto-optical writing media, i.e., the optical disk 100 by using the apparatus, and hereafter the only reading operation is explained in detail.
  • the clock signal from the clock signal generator 1400 is applied to the pulse shaper 900, a pulse signal is generated in synchronization with the clock signal and this pulse signal is applied to the optical controller 800.
  • the optical controller 800 Based on the pulse signal, the optical controller 800 applies a control signal of pulse type to the laser diode 1700 and the laser diode 1700 generates a laser beam of the pulse type.
  • the pulse signal is applied to a first sample and holder 1100 as a driving signal. When this driving signal is applied, the first sample and holder 1100 samples and holds the electrical signal obtained from the signal detector 700.
  • the electrical signal sampled and held is converted into a readout bit stream by a bit stream detector 1200 and then applied to a readout signal processor 1900.
  • the readout signal processor 1900 receives the readout bit signal, detects the errors of the readout bit signal and corrects the errors.
  • a phase control signal generator 1500 receives the analog electrical signal from the first sample and holder 1100 and the readout bit signal from the bit stream detector 1200, and generates a phase control signal of said clock signal. That is, when the detected electrical signal is shifted from a first level value to a second level value, the phase control signal generator compares the second level value obtained by shifting with the electrical signal of a second level value measured when the shifting is done, and detects the difference between said two second level values.
  • the phase control signal of said clock signal is obtained.
  • said readout bit signal and said electrical signal are delayed at least one time by the period of the clock signal (or by the width of the written mark).
  • the phase control signal for the pulse signal or the clock signal for the laser beam spot to be exactly irradiated on one of the written marks of the optical disk 100 is generated.
  • the clock signal generator 1400 according to this phase control signal generates the clock signal being advanced or delayed or without a change of its period.
  • unexplained number 500 is a magnetic head for applying a magnetic field to the optical disk 100
  • number 200 is a motor to rotate the optical disk 100.
  • FIG. 8 is a detailed circuit diagram partially shown a first embodiment of the reading apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 9(a) to 9(c) are the diagrams showing the it waveforms at various points of the block of FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 9(a) is the case for the laser beam spot to be generated in advance of the written mark of the optical disk.
  • FIG. 9(b) is the case that the laser beam spot is coincident with the written mark of the optical disk.
  • FIG. 9(c) is the case that the laser beam spot generation is generated later than the written mark of the optical disk is generated.
  • signal detector 700 when the laser beam is irradiated on the optical disk 100 from laser diode 1700, detects an electrical signal from the optical disk 100.
  • a reference signal detector 1300 from the electrical signal, detects an auxiliary signal and applies the auxiliary signal to the clock signal generator 1300.
  • the clock signal generator 1400 is based on said auxiliary signal and generates a clock signal having a constant period. That is, if the auxiliary signal is inputted, the slicer 1401 slices the auxiliary signal and the edge detector 1402 detects the edge of the sliced signal.
  • a phase difference detector 1403 detects the phase difference between the output of the edge detector 1402 and the output of the divider 1407 and the adder 1404 adds the phase control signal obtained from the phase control signal generator 1500 and the output of the phase detector 1403.
  • the third low pass filter 1405 filters the output of a second adder 1404.
  • the voltage control oscillator 1406 generates a clock signal in response to the output signal of the filter.
  • Divider 1407 divides the clock signal at a constant rate(1/M) and applies the divided output signal to one input of the phase difference detector 1403.
  • a pulse shaper 900 is synchronized with the clock signal and applied the signal to the first sample and holder 1100 as its drive signal.
  • the first sample and holder 1100 samples and holds a readout signal obtained from the signal detector 700, i.e., an analog electrical signal.
  • the output signal of the first sample and holder 1100 is converted into a readout bit signal by the bit stream detector 1200.
  • a first adder 1201 included in the bit stream detector 1200 adds the output of the first sample and holder 1100 and the other signal.
  • the output signal of the first adder 1201 is sliced according to a level by a comparator 1203 and then converted into a readout bit signal. This readout bit signal is filtered by a low pass filter 1202 and then is applied to said first adder 1201 as said other signal.
  • the phase control signal generator 1500 delays the readout bit signal obtained from the bit detector 1200 and the electrical signal obtained from the first sample and holder 1100 at the specific times by the period of the clock signal. By properly processing the signals after delayed and the signals before delayed, a phase control signal is generated.
  • This phase control signal shows the relative positions between the laser beam spot and the written mark of the optical disk, and when these positions are different from each other, this control signal makes the beam spot and the written mark coincide each other in their positions.
  • this phase control signal is a signal to make the laser beam spot exactly overlapped on the written mark.
  • the first delay circuit 1501 of the phase control signal generator 1500 delays the readout bit signal by one period of the clock signal.
  • a logic operation unit generated a first drive signal and a second drive signal from the readout bit signal and the delayed readout bit signal.
  • This logic operation unit consists of a first NOR gate 1503 which inputs the readout bit signal obtained from the comparator 1203 and the inverted signal of the delayed readout bit signal obtained from the first delay circuit 1501 and outputs a first drive signal and a second NOR gate 1502 which inputs the inverted signal of the readout bit signal obtained from the comparator 1203 and the delayed readout bit signal obtained from the delay circuit 1501 and outputs a second drive signal.
  • a second delay circuit 1504 delays again the first drive signal by the period of the clock signal.
  • a first analog delay circuit 1505 delays the electrical signal obtained from the first sample and holder 1100 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the first difference amplifier 1506 receives the output signal of the first delay circuit 1505 as its inverting input and the output signal of the first sample and holder 1100 as its noninverting input.
  • the output signal of the first difference amplifier 1506 is again delayed by a second analog delay circuit 1507 by the period of the clock signal and then applied to the third sample and holder 1509.
  • the output signal of the first difference amplifier 1506 is applied to the sample and holders 1508.
  • the first drive signal is delayed by the second delay circuit 1504 by one period of the clock signal and then applied to the sample and holders 1508 as its drive signal, and the second drive signal is directly applied to the third sample and holder 1509 as its drive signal.
  • these second and third sample and holders 1508 and 1509 sample and hold the output signal of the first difference amplifier 1506 and the delayed output signal of the first difference amplifier 1506 according to the first and second drive signals, respectively.
  • the second operational amplifier 1510 has only two noninverting inputs and receives said two sample and holders 1508 and 1509 as its two noninverting inputs.
  • the output signal of the second operational amplifier 1510 is filtered by a second low pass filter 1511 and then applied to said clock signal generator 1400 by a switch 1800.
  • the switch 1800 disposed between the phase control signal generator 1500 and the clock signal generator 1400 has a writing signal terminal W and a readout signal terminal R. In a reading mode, the switch 1800 supplies said clock signal generator 1400 with the phase control signal.
  • FIG. 9(a) is a diagram showing the waveforms at various points of the block diagram of FIG. 8 in which the laser beam spot is advanced of the written mark.
  • the reading beam pulse i.e., the laser beam spot P 0 of a pulse type is irradiated in advance of the written mark.
  • the readout signal that is, an analog electrical signal P 1 which is corresponding to the high or low written mark detected from the signal detector 700 is partly larger than the low level but smaller than the high level.
  • the signal P 2 is the output signal of the first sample and holder 1100 and the signal P 3 is the readout bit signal obtained from the comparator 1203.
  • the signal P 4 is the output signal of the first difference amplifier 1506 and the signal P 5 is obtained by delaying the output signal P 4 of the first difference amplifier 1506 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the signal P 6 is obtained by delaying the readout bit signal P 3 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the signals P 7 and P 8 are generated from the first and second NOR gates 1503 and 1502 as the driving signals to drive the sample and holders 1508 and 1509, respectively.
  • the first drive signal is delayed by the second delay circuit 1504 by one period of the clock signal and then applied to the sample and holder 1508. As the result, as shown in FIG.
  • the sample and holders 1508 and 1509 detect the parts of signal P 2 corresponding to the phase difference from the signals P 4 and P 5 when the first and second drive signals P 7 and P 8 are applied to two sample and holders 1508 and 1509, respectively, and apply their output signals to the second operational to amplifier 1510 as its input signal.
  • the signal P 9 which is an output signal of the second operational amplifier 1510 is filtered by the second low pass filter 1511 and then converted into a signal P 10 .
  • the signal P 10 has a negative value.
  • the phase control signal has a negative value which is corresponding to the advanced time so as to delay the generation of the clock signal.
  • FIG. 9(b) shows the case that the written mark is synchronized with the laser beam spot.
  • signal P 2 There is no part in signal P 2 corresponding to the phase difference. Therefore, when the first drive signal P 7 and the second drive signal P 8 is generated, the signal detected from the signals P 4 and P 5 by two sample and holders 1508 and 1509 is zero, as shown in the waveform of the signal P 9 . At this time, the value of the phase control signal P 10 is zero.
  • FIG. 9 shows the case that the laser beam spot is irradiated later than the written mark.
  • the electrical signal P 1 detected by the signal detector 700 is partly lower than the high level but higher than the low level.
  • the part corresponding to the phase difference in the output signal of the first sample and holder 1100, when the first drive signal P 7 and the second drive signal P 8 are generated, are detected from the signals P 4 and P 5 by two second and third sample and holders 1508 and 1509, respectively.
  • the laser beam spot synchronized with the clock signal rather than the written mark is delayed, and therefore a positive signal is detected so as to advance the clock signal.
  • phase control signal with a positive value like the signal P 10 is obtained.
  • FIGS. 9(a) to 9(c) by comparing the low value obtained just after the output signal of the first sample and holder 1100 is shifted from the high level to the low level with the low value of the following, a phase control signal is obtained.
  • FIG. 10 shows a partly detailed circuit of the apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 11(a) to 11(c) show the waveforms at various points of the circuit in FIG. 10.
  • FIG. 11(a) shows the case that the laser beam spot is generated in advance of the written mark
  • FIG. 11(b) shows the case that the written mark and the generation of the laser beam spot are synchronized with each other
  • FIG. 9 shows the case that the laser beam is generated later than the written mark.
  • the structure in FIG. 10 is the same as that in FIG. 8 except the phase control signal generator 1500. Therefore, hereinafter, the phase control signal generator 1500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be explained.
  • the readout bit signal P 3 obtained from the bit stream detector 1200 is delayed by the delay circuit 1512 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the logic operation unit by using the delayed readout bit signal P 5 and the readout bit signal P 3 , generates the first drive signal P 6 and the second drive signal P 7 .
  • this logic operation unit consists of a fourth NOR gate 1514 which receives the inverted said readout bit signal P 3 and the delayed said reading bit signal P 5 and outputs a first drive signal P 6 , and a third NOR gate 1513 which receives the said reading bit signal P 3 and the delayed and inverted said reading bit signal P 5 and outputs a second drive signal P 7 .
  • the third delay circuit 1515 delays the second drive signal P 7 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the analog delay circuit 1516 delays the output signal P 2 of the first sample and holder 1100 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the output signal P 4 of the delay circuit 1516 is sampled and held according to two paths. That is, signal P 4 is applied to two fourth and fifth sample and holders 1517 and 1518. However, the fourth sample and holder 1517 is driven by the first drive signal P 6 and the sample and holder 1518 is driven by the second drive signal delayed by the third delay circuit 1515.
  • the values detected by two fourth and fifth sample and holders 1517 and 1518 forms the waveform of signal P 8 which is amplified by the third difference amplifier 1519 and filtered by the second low pass filter 1520.
  • the output signal P 9 of the second low pass filter 1520 is applied to the clock signal generator 1400 as a phase control signal through a switch 1800.
  • the signal sampled and held according to the first drive signal is applied to the noninverting input terminal of the third difference amplifier 1519 and the signal sampled and held according to the second drive signal is applied to the inverting input terminal of the third difference amplifier 1519.
  • the signal P 0 is the laser beam of a pulse type
  • the signal P 1 is the detected reading signal, that is, the electrical signal
  • the signal P 2 is the output signal of the first sample and holder 1100
  • the signal P 3 is the reading bit signal converted from the bit stream detector 1200
  • the signal P 4 is the output signal of the first sample and holder 1100 delayed by one period of the clock signal
  • the signal P 5 is the reading bit signal delayed by one period of the clock signal
  • the signal P 6 is the first drive signal
  • the signal P 7 is the second drive signal
  • the signal P 8 is the phase difference signals detected by the fourth and fifth sample and holders 1517 and 1518
  • the signal P 9 is the phase control signal obtained from the second low pass filter 1520.
  • the phase difference signal P 8 obtained from output signal P 2 of the first sample and holder 1100, when the first drive signal and the second drive signal are generated, is detected from the analog electrical signal P 4 by one period of the clock signal by the fourth and fifth sample and holders 1517 and 1518.
  • This phase difference signal P 8 becomes the phase control signal with a negative value through the third difference amplifier 1519 and the second low pass filter 1520. Therefore, the generation of the clock signal is delayed, and therefrom it is possible for the laser beam spot to be located on the written mark.
  • the phase control signal of the clock signal is obtained from the electrical signal corresponding to the difference signal. If the phase of the clock signal is controlled by this phase control signal, the written mark coincides with the laser beam and therefrom information is correctly obtained from the written mark. While, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the detected electrical signal is delayed twice by one period of the clock signal and then the phase control signal is obtained from the signal delayed twice, the phase control signal in the second embodiment of the present invention is obtained from the electrical signal delayed once.
  • the electrical signal is detected, for example, as the level of the electrical signal is shifted from high level to low level, the electrical signal with this low level value is compared with the electrical signal with a low level value detected from the magneto-optical writing media. As the result, the difference signal is generated ant the phase control signal of said clock signal is obtained according to the difference signal.
  • FIG. 12 is a partially detailed circuit of the apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 13(a) to 13(c) show the waveforms at various points of the circuit in FIG. 12.
  • the diagram in FIG. 12 is the same as that in FIG. 8 except the first NOR gate, the second NOR gate and the fourth operational amplifier 1530. While the second operational amplifier 1510 of FIG. 8 has two noninverting input terminals, the fourth operational amplifier 1530 of FIG. 12, on the contrary, has two inverting input terminals.
  • the circuit of FIG. 12 is used to obtain the phase control signal of the clock signal when the signal level detected from the optical disk 100 is shifted from the low level to the high level.
  • the delay circuit 1521 of the phase control signal generator 1500 delays the reading bit signal P 3 of the bit stream detector 1200 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the logic operation unit by using said reading bit signal and the delayed said reading bit signal P 6 which is an output signal of the delay circuit 1521, generates the first drive signal P 7 and the second drive signal P 8 .
  • This logic operation unit consists of the first NOR gate 1523 which receives the inverted signal of the reading bit signal P 3 and the signal P 6 delayed from the reading bit signal P 3 and outputs the first drive signal, and the third NOR gate 1522 which receives said reading signal P 3 and the inverted signal of said signal P 6 and outputs the second drive signal P 8 .
  • the logic delay circuit 1524 generates the first drive signal P 7 by delaying the output signal of the fourth NOR gate 1523 by one period of the clock signal.
  • the analog delay circuit 1525 delays the output signal P 2 of the first sample and holder 1100 by one period of the clock signal, the first difference amplifier 1526 receives the output signal P 2 of the first sample and holder 1100 as its noninverting input and the signal delayed by the analog delay circuit 1525 as its inverting input, and amplifies the signals.
  • the output signal P 4 of the first difference amplifier 1526 is again delayed by the delay circuit 1527 by one period of the clock and this delayed signal P 5 is applied to the sample and holder 1529.
  • the output signal P 4 of the first difference amplifier 1526 is applied to the sample and holder 1528.
  • the sample and holders 1528 and 1529 driven by the first drive signal P 7 and the second drive signal P 8 sample and hold the signals P 4 and P 5 and generate the phase difference signals like the signal P 9 .
  • the phase difference means the difference between the phase of the normal clock signal and the phase of the clock signal whose phase is changed by external disturbances.
  • These phase difference signals P 9 are applied to two inverting input terminals of the fourth operational amplifier 1530.
  • the output signal of the fourth operational amplifier 1530 is filtered by the second low pass filter 1531 and then applied to the clock signal generator 1400 as a phase control signal.
  • FIG. 13(a) shows the case that the clock signal is generated in advance of the written mark. As shown in the signal P 2 of FIG. 13(a), after the detected electrical signal is shifted from the low level to the high level, by comparing the high level with the following high level, the phase difference between these two signals is detected.
  • the signal P 0 is the laser beam pulse generated in synchronization with the clock signal
  • the signal P 1 is the analog electrical signal detected from the written mark of the optical disk at every clock signal
  • the signal P 2 is the signal obtained by sampling and holding the analog electrical signals
  • the signal P 3 is the reading bit signal obtained from said analog electrical signal
  • the signal P 4 is the difference signal between said analog electrical signal and the analog electrical signal delayed by one period of the clock signal
  • the signal P 5 is the signal obtained by delaying the difference signal by one period of the clock signal
  • the signal P 6 is the signal obtained by delaying said reading bit signal P 3 by one period of the clock signal
  • the signal P 7 is the first drive signal to drive the sample and holder 1528
  • the signal P 8 is the second drive signal to drive the sample and holder 1529
  • the signal P 9 is the phase difference signals between the signals P 4 and P 5
  • the signal P 10 is the phase control signal obtained from the phase difference signals P 9 .
  • the phase difference in the signal P 2 mentioned above is obtained from the signals P 4 and P 5 when sample and holders 1528 and 1529 are driven by the first drive signal and the second drive signal, respectively.
  • the phase difference signal P 9 obtained like this is converted to the phase control signal P 10 by passing the fourth operational amplifier 1530 and the second low pass filter 1531.
  • the reason that two input terminals of the operational amplifier 1530 of the phase control signal generator 1500 is to make the phase difference signal P 9 be a negative value because the detected phase difference signal P 9 has a positive value.
  • the phase control signal having a negative value corresponding to the detected phase difference is supplied in order to retard the generation of the clock signal.
  • FIG. 13(b) is a diagram showing the case that the written mark of the optical disk 100 coincides with the laser beam which is a reading beam.
  • the signal P 2 is shifted from the low level to the high level, there is no phase difference between said high level and the high level detected in the following. Therefore, when the first drive signal P 7 and the second drive signal P 8 are applied, the phase difference signals P 9 which are obtained from the signals P 4 and P 5 by sample and holders 1528 and 1529 are all zero. Furthermore, the phase control signal P 10 is also zero.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the case that the laser beam spot is irradiated later on the written mark of the optical disk 100.
  • the clock signal must be generated a little faster. Therefore, the phase control signal with a positive value is required.
  • the signal P 2 of FIG. 13 is shifted from the low level to the high level, there is a level difference corresponding to the phase difference between said high level and the high level detected in the following.
  • the phase difference signals P 9 corresponding to this level difference are obtained from the signals P 4 and P 5 when the first drive signal P 7 and the second drive signal P 8 are applied to the sample and holders 1528 and 1529, respectively.
  • phase difference signals P 9 passes the fourth operational amplifier 1530 and the second low pass filter 1531 and then is converted into the phase control signal P 10 having a positive value.
  • the difference between the phase difference signals in the signal P 9 has a negative value.
  • the fourth operational amplifier 1530 of FIG. 12 has only the inverting input terminals, its output signal has a positive value.
  • this positive phase control signal P 10 is applied to the clock signal generator 1400, the clock signal is generated in advance of the previous clock signal so as to be coincided with the written mark. Therefore, it is possible to read more correctly the written information from the magneto-optical writing media.

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